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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 56-49?

It has. 56-49 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 47 times in 136,843 games. The first was Ole Miss Rebels beat George Mason Patriots on November 30, 2002; the latest was Merrimack Warriors beat Quinnipiac Bobcats on February 15, 2026.

Where 56-49 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 56-49 the 807th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 57-49 has happened 51 times and 56-50 has happened 52 times.

Every 56-49 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-15Merrimack Warriors over Quinnipiac Bobcats2026
2023-12-05Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks2024
2022-11-22UNLV Rebels over Southern Illinois Salukis2023
2022-02-26North Texas Mean Green over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2022
2020-12-21Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Memphis Tigers2021
2017-02-11Texas State Bobcats over Little Rock Trojans2017
2016-11-20Stanford Cardinal over Colorado State Rams2017
2016-01-20Texas Longhorns over West Virginia Mountaineers2016
2016-01-09St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Robert Morris Colonials2016
2015-11-28Tennessee State Tigers over Kennesaw State Owls2016
2014-12-19Tulane Green Wave over Jackson State Tigers2015
2014-11-18William & Mary Tribe over Howard Bison2015
2014-11-17Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2015
2014-03-21Kentucky Wildcats over Kansas State Wildcats2014Playoff
2014-03-15Florida Gators over Tennessee Volunteers2014
2014-01-27Norfolk State Spartans over Savannah State Tigers2014
2014-01-15Clemson Tigers over Virginia Tech Hokies2014
2013-02-28Albany Great Danes over New Hampshire Wildcats2013
2013-02-18Savannah State Tigers over North Carolina A&T Aggies2013
2012-01-25UAB Blazers over Marshall Thundering Herd2012
2012-01-05Hartford Hawks over New Hampshire Wildcats2012
2011-12-28UAB Blazers over George Washington Colonials2012
2011-11-26Wofford Terriers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2012
2011-11-25Dayton Flyers over Fairfield Stags2012
2011-01-24Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Howard Bison2011
2010-12-29South Carolina Gamecocks over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2011
2010-01-16UTEP Miners over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2010
2009-11-19Denver Pioneers over Montana Grizzlies2010
2009-02-25Evansville Purple Aces over Bradley Braves2009
2009-01-28Winthrop Eagles over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2009
2008-12-06Old Dominion Monarchs over Delaware Blue Hens2009
2008-02-26Western Michigan Broncos over Northern Illinois Huskies2008
2008-01-30Boston University Terriers over Maine Black Bears2008
2007-02-17Texas A&M Aggies over Oklahoma Sooners2007
2006-11-18UMBC Retrievers over Hampton Pirates2007
2006-11-14Belmont Bruins over Fordham Rams2007
2006-02-12Stetson Hatters over Florida Atlantic Owls2006
2006-01-26UCLA Bruins over Oregon Ducks2006
2005-02-09Old Dominion Monarchs over Delaware Blue Hens2005
2005-01-27Dayton Flyers over Rhode Island Rams2005
2004-12-04Stony Brook Seawolves over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2005
2004-01-29Duke Blue Devils over Florida State Seminoles2004
2004-01-10Indiana State Sycamores over Illinois State Redbirds2004
2003-12-06Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Alcorn State Braves2004
2003-02-15Princeton Tigers over Yale Bulldogs2003
2003-01-23Idaho Vandals over Cal State Fullerton Titans2003
2002-11-30Ole Miss Rebels over George Mason Patriots2003

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